Builds on the skills learned in Level 1 and gives participants success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion.
• Enter water by stepping in
• Exit water using ladder, steps or side
• Bobbing
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• Front and back floats and glides
• Recover from a front and back float or glide to a vertical position
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Tread water using arm and leg actions
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• Finning arm action on back
• Staying safe around aquatic environments
• Recognizing the lifeguards
• Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket
• Recognizing an emergency
• How to call for help
• Too much sun is no fun
Exit Skills Assessment*
1. Glide on front for at least 2 body lengths, roll to back, float on back for 15 seconds, then recover to a vertical position.
2. Glide on back for at least 2 body lengths, roll to front, then recover to a vertical position.
3. Swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3 body lengths, roll to back, float for 15 seconds, roll to front, then continue swimming on front for 3 body lengths.